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A road crash in Pathum Thani has left 14 people injured after a saloon car crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a minivan carrying passengers from a temple. Emergency responders had to extricate several victims trapped in the wreckage and rush them to hospital.

 

The crash occurred at approximately 16:30 on 2 February on Phahonyothin-Wat Thua Thong Road, a two-way street in Moo 5, Ban Pathum, Sam Khok district. Police Lieutenant Colonel Woraphak Suphasawat, an investigator from Sam Khok Police Station, was alerted to the incident and promptly arrived at the scene with traffic officers, rescue teams from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation, and local hospital emergency crews.

 

Upon arrival, authorities found multiple injured victims both on the road and trapped inside the vehicles. The minivan, a privately owned Toyota, had sustained severe frontal damage, with the driver and several passengers still inside. Rescue workers used hydraulic cutters to free the trapped victims before transporting them to Sam Khok Hospital, Krung Siam St. Carlos Hospital, and other nearby medical facilities.

 

Nearby, a Toyota saloon car was found crashed into a roadside electricity pole, in a ditch with its front end completely wrecked. The driver was also trapped inside and required extrication before being taken to hospital for treatment.

 

Mr. Samruam, the 63-year-old minivan driver, recounted that he was transporting passengers from Wat Phra Dhammakaya to Wat Thua Thong for a fish-release ceremony when the collision occurred. He stated that the saloon car, travelling at high speed, suddenly veered into his lane and crashed into his vehicle, causing the crash.

 

Authorities have confirmed that a total of 14 people sustained injuries in the crash. All victims have been transported to hospital for medical attention as investigations continue.

 

-- 2025-02-03

 

 

Did the Toyota saloon flash its headlights first? If so, the van should have pulled over and gave way to the more important driver.

The carnage continues... 

It would appear traveling to and from temples is rather dangerous

The amulets need an upgrade

with 14 in the van I'm guessing the 'fish release ceremony' involved sardines......